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series2 books1976

Dark in tone, about redemption and faith and religion.

“In Inferno, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle send a science fiction writer to his death and drop him into a modern-dress version of Dante's nine circles of Hell, where he must reason his way toward understanding why he has been damned.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.

The Coming RaceNovel

Edward Bulwer-Lyttonstandalone novel1871

Dystopia, mysterious in tone, set in underground & caves and 19th century.

“Please Note: This book has been reformatted to be easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher.”
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StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about quests and fae, set in fairyland.

“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
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SummerlandNovel

Hannu Rajaniemistandalone novel2018

Alternate history and spy thriller, tense in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Since the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, a metropolis for the recently deceased.”
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PassageNovel

Connie Willisstandalone novel2001

Emotional in tone, about grief and loss, set in our world and contemporary.

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